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Norman Selby(1873-1940)

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Norman Selby
Norman Selby was born on 13 October 1873 in Rush County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Secret Service (1919), Eyes of Youth (1919) and Broken Blossoms (1919). He was married to Sue Cobb Cowley, Dagmar Dahlgren, Edna Valentine Hein, Lillian Estelle Earle Ellis, Indianola Arnold, Julia Woodruff Crosselman, Charlotte Smith and Lottie Piehler. He died on 18 April 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1873
DiedApril 18, 1940(66)
BornOctober 13, 1873
DiedApril 18, 1940(66)
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Known for

Robert Cain and Robert Warwick in Secret Service (1919)
Secret Service
  • Lieutenant Foray
  • 1919
Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth (1919)
Eyes of Youth
5.8
  • Dick Brownell
  • 1919
Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)
Broken Blossoms
7.2
  • A Prizefighter
  • 1919
Barbara Bedford and Tom Mix in Tom Mix in Arabia (1922)
Tom Mix in Arabia
  • Pussy Foot Bogs
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Sherlock's Home (1924)
    Sherlock's Home
    5.7
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Kenneth Harlan and Colleen Moore in April Showers (1923)
    April Showers
    • Ring Manager (as Kid McCoy)
    • 1923
  • Al Cooke and George O'Hara in When Gale and Hurricane Meet (1923)
    When Gale and Hurricane Meet
    Short
    • Gale's Opponent (as Kid McCoy)
    • 1923
  • Barbara Bedford and Tom Mix in Tom Mix in Arabia (1922)
    Tom Mix in Arabia
    • Pussy Foot Bogs
    • 1922
  • Dustin Farnum and Ethel Grey Terry in Oath-Bound (1922)
    Oath-Bound
    • Hicks
    • 1922
  • Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn in Bucking the Line (1921)
    Bucking the Line
    • Jerry
    • 1921
  • Helen Ferguson and Buck Jones in To a Finish (1921)
    To a Finish
    • Wolf Gary
    • 1921
  • Buck Jones in Straight from the Shoulder (1921)
    Straight from the Shoulder
    • Bill Higgins
    • 1921
  • Bebe Daniels and Robert Warwick in The Fourteenth Man (1920)
    The Fourteenth Man
    • Dwight Sylvester
    • 1920
  • Marguerita Sylva in The Honey Bee (1920)
    The Honey Bee
    • Carpentier (as Kid McCoy)
    • 1920
  • Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth (1919)
    Eyes of Youth
    5.8
    • Dick Brownell
    • 1919
  • Robert Cain and Robert Warwick in Secret Service (1919)
    Secret Service
    • Lieutenant Foray
    • 1919
  • Blanche Sweet in The Hushed Hour (1919)
    The Hushed Hour
    • Kid McCoy (as Kid McCoy)
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)
    Broken Blossoms
    7.2
    • A Prizefighter
    • 1919
  • Clara Kimball Young in The House of Glass (1918)
    The House of Glass
    • Detective Carroll
    • 1918

Soundtrack

  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Edward J. Nugent, and Loretta Young in Loose Ankles (1930)
    Loose Ankles
    6.0
    • Soundtrack ("The Wedding March" (1843), uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kid McCoy
  • Born
    • October 13, 1873
    • Rush County, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • April 18, 1940
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA(suicide)
  • Spouses
      Sue Cobb Cowley1937 - April 18, 1940 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Professional boxer. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
  • Nickname
    • The Corkscrew Kid

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